Autonomy, Cognitive Offloading, and Education. Issue 6 (10th May 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Carter, J. Adam
• Other Names: Tillson John guestEditor.; Aldridge David guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Educational theory. Volume 68:Issue 6(2018:Dec.)
• Page Start: 657
• Page End: 673
• Publication Date: 2019-05-10
• Subjects: Education -- Periodicals; Onderwijs; Theorievorming; Éducation -- Périodiques; 370.105
• DOI: 10.1111/edth.12338
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0013-2004

Abstract

Abstract: If we want our intellectual lives to go as well as possible, should we be "delegating" as many information‐gobbling tasks to our gadgets as we can? If not, then how much cognitive outsourcing is too much and, relatedly, what kinds of considerations are relevant to determining this? In this article, J. Adam Carter submits that one particular dimension of intellectual flourishing that will be helpful for the purpose of exploring such questions is that of intellectual autonomy, in particular what he describes as the value of one's freedom to achieve. Several related conclusions are drawn and then applied to recent discussions in the philosophy of education concerning education's epistemic aims.